Benchmarking Your Compensation & Benefits Plans

We are often asked by our clients to provide benchmark information on compensation and benefits best practices. Regardless of your industry, you want assurance that the compensation and benefits you provide to your employees is comparable or better than that offered by your competitors. While some clients engage Helios to develop a customized Compensation & Benefits program for their organization, others prefer to conduct their own research and develop this in-house.

We’ve gathered a number of resources for those interested in researching this information on their own. Some of these are free, others require a subscription or one-time purchase. But all have been vetted and used by the team at Helios HR and we have found them to be quite valuable in our own research.

Culpepper Compensation and Benefits Surveys -

Core Compensation Surveys

  • Board of Directors
  • Executive
  • Life Sciences
  • Operations
  • Sales
  • Technology

Other Culpepper Surveys

  • Culpepper Benefits Surveys
  • Culpepper Pay Practices & Policies Surveys
  • Culpepper Compensation and Benefits Trends Surveys

Mercer -

  • Compensation Benchmarking
  • Global - Total Remuneration Surveys
  • Us Financial Operations
  • US Insurance
  • US Investment Industry
  • US Manufacturing
  • Health Plan Executives
  • US Health Plan Operations
  • US Health Plan Sales and Marketing
  • US Health Care Provider Systems Executive Management
  • US Health Care Provider Facility Executive Management
  • US Combo Healthcare Provider Executives and Management
  • US Healthcare Provider Individual Contributors
  • Non-Hospital Healthcare Provider Management and Operations
  • US Retail Banking
  • US Commercial Lending and Business Banking
  • US Consumer Finance
  • US Retail Compensation and Benefits
  • US Telecommunications
  • US Mercer Total compensation Survey For the Energy Sector
  • US Contact Center Compensation Survey
  • US Hotel (Full and Focused Service)
  • US E-Commerce
  • US Executive
  • US Finance, Accounting, and Legal
  • US Human Resources
  • US Information Technology
  • US Logistics and Supply Chain
  • US Marketing and Communications
  • US Mercer Benchmark Database
  • US Metropolitan Benchmark

Benefits Benchmarking

  • US Benefits Prevalence Reports - Education
  • US Benefit Prevalence Repots - Emerging Companies
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Finance/Insurance
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Healthcare
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Large Companies
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Manufacturing
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Mid Sized Companies
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Public (Govt)
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Retail
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Small Companies
  • US Benefit Prevalence Reports - Transportation

Watson Wyatt Data Services -

Compensation Benchmarking

  • Survey Report on Board of Directors Compensation
  • Survey Report on Top Management Compensation
  • Survey Report on Top Management Compensation in Privately Held Companies
  • Survey Report on Middle Management Compensation
  • Survey Report on Professional Administrative Services Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Professional Specialized Services Personnel compensation
  • Survey Report on Supervisory Management Compensation
  • Survey Report on Office Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Accounting and Finance Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Repot on Call Center and Customer Service Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Engineering, Design, and Drafting Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Human Resources Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Information Technology and e-Commerce Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Legal Administrative Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Logistics and Materials Management Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Sales Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Marketing Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Health Care Clinical and Professional Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Health Care Administrative and Support Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Health Care Executive and Management Personnel Compensation
  • Financial Services - Survey Report on Executive and General Industry Personnel Compensation
  • Financial Services - Survey Report on Retail Banking Personnel Compensation
  • Financial Services - Survey Report on Consumer Finance and Mortgage-Based Banking Personnel Compensation
  • Financial Services - Survey Report on Commercial Lending and Trust Services Personnel Compensation
  • Financial Services - Survey Report on Insurance Industry Management Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Financial Institutions Benchmark Positions
  • Survey Report on Oil and Gas Industry Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on College and University Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Compensation in the Commercial Real Estate Industry
  • Survey Report on Gaming and Hospitality Industry Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Hi-Tech Industry Personnel Compensation
  • Survey Report on Retail Industry Personnel Compensation

Benefits Benchmarking

  • Survey Report on Employee Benefits

Aon Consulting -

  • Radford Surveys
  • Radford Compensation Benchmark Survey
  • Radford Executive Compensation Survey
  • Radford Sales Compensation Survey
  • Radford Benefits Survey
  • Radford International Survey
  • Radford Global Life Science Survey

Towers Perrin -

  • Benefits and Compensation Surveys
  • Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking
  • High Tech Industry Specific
  • Pharmaceutical Industry Specific
  • Energy Industry Specific
  • Financial Services Industry Specific
  • Media Industry Specific

Western Management Group -

  • US Compensation Surveys - Participation Required
  • Agricultural Industry Compensation Survey
  • Airport Council International Compensation Survey
  • Collegiate Athletics Compensation Survey
  • COMPBASE USA Compensation Survey
  • Consumer Products Sales Compensation Surveys
  • Credit Union Compensation Surveys
  • EduComp Compensation Survey
  • Financial Services Compensation Survey
  • Fragrance, Beauty, and Personal Care Compensation Survey
  • Government Contractors Compensation Survey
  • High Tech Sales and Service Compensation Survey
  • Marketing Compensation Survey
  • Media/Advertising Sales Compensation Survey
  • Regional Banking Compensation Survey
  • Retail Sales Compensation Survey

IT Business Edge

Compdata Survey -

  • Compensation
  • Executive Compensation
  • Benefits USA

Pearl Meyer & Partners -

  • Professional and Managerial Total Compensation Survey
  • Executive and Senior Management Total Compensation Survey
  • New College Graduate Compensation Survey

Foote Partners LLC -

  • IT Professional Survey/US

The Stanton Group -

  • Aviation Compensation Survey
  • Customer Service & Call Center Compensation Survey
  • Distribution Center Compensation Survey
  • Healthcare Professional & Hourly Compensation Survey
  • Healthcare Supervisory & Management Compensation Survey
  • Information Technology Compensation Survey
  • PSI Exempt Compensation Survey
  • PSI Nonexempt Compensation Survey
  • Public Sector Benefits & Compensation Survey
  • Retail Grocer Compensation Survey
  • US Pharmacy Staff Compensation Survey

Business and Legal Reports (BLR) -

  • Salary Center
  • State Compensation Law Analysis
  • Customizable Compensation Tools
  • “Ask the Experts”

Economic Research Institute -

Salary Survey Software Versions

  • Professional Edition
  • Consultant Edition

Software Title

  • Salary Assessor
  • Geographic Assessor
  • Relocation Assessor
  • Executive Compensation Assessor
  • Nonprofit Salary Assessor
  • Occupational Assessor

Salary.com -

* Comp Analyst Professional Edition

Salary Source -

The Employers Association -

Abbott Langer Association -

Compensation Benchmarking

  • All Health Care Survey
  • All Manufacturing Survey

Salary Survey

  • All Non-Profits Salary Survey
  • Arts, Culture, and Humanities Salary Survey
  • Associations and Charities Support Services Salary Survey
  • Charitable Food and Nutrition Support Services Salary Survey
  • Environmental Services Salary Survey
  • Forestry and Wildlife Salary Survey
  • Foundations Salary Survey
  • Funeral Homes, Cemeteries, and Crematories Salary Survey
  • Government - City Support Services Salary Survey
  • Government - State Support Services
  • Health Care Associations and Disciplines Salary Survey
  • Health Care Services Salary Survey
  • Human Services Salary Survey
  • International, Foreign, Affairs, and National Security Salary Survey
  • Low Cost Housing Construction and Services Salary Survey
  • Medical Research Salary Survey
  • Mental Health Hospitals and Services Salary Survey
  • Mutual, Membership, Benefit and Pension Entities Salary Survey
  • Political, Labor, and International Entities Salary Survey
  • Public Education Salary Survey
  • Religious Support Services Salary Survey
  • Retirement Care and Human Services Salary Survey
  • Science and Technology Research Salary Survey
  • Social Science Services and Research Salary Survey
  • Veterinary Services and Animal Care Salary Survey
  • Youth Development Services Salary Survey

Benefits Benchmarking

  • Benefits in Nonprofit Organizations
  • Health Care Benefits Benchmarking Survey

WTPF -

  • Washington DC Metro high technology company compensation survey

HRA-NCA

Washington DC and Baltimore Area surveys

  • 2008 Compensation Survey Report
  • Benefits Survey Report
  • Government Contractors Survey
  • Salary Planning Survey

Wachovia-

* Washington DC Metro Benefit and Work/Life Survey

Free Benchmarking Services

www.salary.com

www.payscale.com

www.salaryexpert.com

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Pay Comparisons across Metropolitan Areas.

Washington/Baltimore Areas,  Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV National Compensation Survey